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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">ObjectType Enum</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">ObjectType</span><span class="f_BodyText"> enumeration identifies Enterprise Architect object types even when referenced through a Dispatch interface.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">For example:</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">Object ob = Repository.GetElementByID(13);</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">if ( ob.ObjectType == otElement )</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">  ;</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">else if( ob.ObjectType == otAuthor )</span></p>
<p class="p_Code"><span class="f_Code">...</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">All of the following are valid enumeration values:</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="178" style="width:178px;"><p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otNone</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otProject</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otRepository</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otCollection</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otElement</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otPackage</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otModel</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otConnector</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otDiagram</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otRequirement</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otScenario</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otConstraint</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otTaggedValue</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otFile</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otEffort</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otMetric</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otIssue</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otRisk</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otTest</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otDiagramObject</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otDiagramLink</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otResource</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otConnectorEnd</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otAttribute</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otMethod</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otParameter</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="174" style="width:174px;"><p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otClient</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otAuthor</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otDatatype</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otStereotype</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otTaskotTerm</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otProjectIssues</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otAttributeConstraint</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otAttributeTag</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otMethodConstraint</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otMethodTag</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otConnectorConstraint</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otConnectorTag</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otProjectResource</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otReference</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otRoleTag</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otCustomProperty</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otPartition</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otTransition</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otEventProperty</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otEventProperties</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otPropertyType</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otProperties</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otProperty</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otSwimlaneDef</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otSwimlanes</span><br>
<span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-style: italic;">otSwimlane</span></p>
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